XTNETSERV(8)

NAME
xtnetserv - remote server process

SYNOPSIS
xtnetserv

DESCRIPTION
xtnetserv is the remote server process for the GNUspool spooler and document management system. It serves 3 purposes; firstly it accepts jobs from other hosts submitted by gspl-rpr(1), secondly it accepts jobs and administration requests from DOS and Windows machines, and finally it supports API operations.

It is normally invoked by gspl-start(1).

Information, in respect of other machines to connect to is read from the file gnuspool.hosts.

FILES
gnuspool.hosts host/client names and descriptions

gnuspool.conf master configuration file

int-config message file

spshed_reps error log file

spufile0 user data

ENVIRONMENT

SPOOLDIR
    alternative location for spool directory

SPHELPDIR
    help files directory

INTERNET PORTS
xtnetserv uses 2 ports:

        gsnetsrv

(N.B. no second "e") to accept incoming jobs on TCP from gspl-rpr(1), and on UDP from the DOS/Windows interface, and 2 further ports

        gspoolapi

to communicate with the API library.

The port numbers are set up in the /etc/services file when GNUspool is first installed.

SEE ALSO
gspl-rpr(1), gspl-start(1), gspl-stop(1), gnuspool.conf(5), gnuspool.hosts(5), spshed(8).

DIAGNOSTICS
xtnetserv runs as a "daemon process" and diagnostics, apart from those detected when it is first started, are not usually written to any terminal but to the file spshed_reps in the spool directory.

In the event of any problems this file should be examined.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

AUTHOR
John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.